Katherine, Gracy and Yuvika's Kayaking Learning Story

Learners: Katherine, Yuvika & Gracy    Learning Coach: T.Dillner         Date: 3.12.15

Learning Area: Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) - Kayaking

Learning Observed and Vision Principles

Katherine, Yuvika and Gracy chose to participate in Selestine’s iExplore trip to go Paddle Boarding. The three girls were very keen to get out on the water and curious about what exactly paddle boarding entailed. Initially, they thought they would be spending their 60mins on the stand up paddle boards. However, due to the wind on the day, they were able to split their time between the paddleboards and kayaks. The worked collaboratively to navigate the kayak, which was quite a challenge at first. The wind and current were carrying them away from the safe paddling area, so they had to figure out the best way to paddle their kayak together. They learnt that if they did not work together, then they could not get to where they needed to be! One of the instructors saw that they needed a little extra help as they weren’t quite strong enough to beat the wind which kept pushing them ashore. He jumped aboard and assisted them to get out a bit deeper and enjoy their ride in the kayak. After seeing his techniques they were able to observe and connect with how they could improve their own capabilities.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Give Selestine feedback about the trip - What was your favourite part and why? What could have been better and why? Promote Paddle Boarding or Kayaking to other learners in the habitat. Why should they participate in this? Suggest a Paddle Boarding or Kayaking trip with friends and/or family in the summer holidays.